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For 7,944 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 54% higher than the average critic
  • 2% same as the average critic
  • 44% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 0.9 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Movie review score: 64
Highest review score: 100 Autumn Tale
Lowest review score: 0 Argylle
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5,226 out of 7944
  2. Mixed: 1,553 out of 7944
  3. Negative: 1,165 out of 7944
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  1. Karate Kid: Legends
    Even at a mercifully short 94 minutes, this movie is exhausting. That would be fine if it weren’t also overly sincere, familiar, and dull.
  2. Lilo & Stitch
    Even if I like the film, as I did with “The Little Mermaid,” I still conclude that corporate greed is the sole reason for its existence.
  3. Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
    Once “M:I-TFR” kicks into action mode, the film becomes riveting as we await whatever crazy stunt Tom Cruise is going to spring on us.
  4. Friendship
    Robinson’s dedicated commitment to the bit is a given, but the bit is so one-dimensional that Craig stops being believable or human.
  5. When Fall Is Coming
    By the end of “When Fall Is Coming,” we recognize the film for what it is: a character study elevated by Vincent’s superb performance.
  6. When Boys Leave Home
    It's a morality play, full of hopeless tosh. Still, Hitchcock manages to include a hallucination sequence and a highly suggestive spurt from a soda siphon. [12 Jan 2020]
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      • Posted Apr 30, 2025
  7. The Accountant 2
    I’m tired of this stereotypical depiction of autism. It’s as if Hollywood has to assign superpowers to people on the spectrum in order for them to be accepted by mainstream audiences.
  8. The Legend of Ochi
    The Legend of Ochi is being pitched as a family movie by A24, but I don’t believe most kids would enjoy this slow-moving slog set in the Carpathian mountains.
  9. The President’s Wife
    Now in her seventh decade of starring in movies, Deneuve continues to glow onscreen. There’s such beautiful mischief in her eyes, and she’s at her most delectably dangerous when she’s not saying anything at all. These services are employed in a fun comedy that bends the truth until it nearly breaks.
  10. One to One: John & Yoko
    This documentary has the feel of someone flipping channels nonchalantly, and everything they turn to is an interesting watch.
  11. The Wedding Banquet
    Though it doesn’t break any new ground, “The Wedding Banquet” does occasionally zig when you expect it to zag. These moments, along with the performances and the unobtrusive direction by Ahn, make this a successful and fun remake.
  12. Sinners
    If “Sinners” commits one sin (forgive me), it’s a tendency to overexplain itself during the film’s climax. Still, Coogler and his excellent cast have created a sexy, funny, boisterous, and very bloody crowd pleaser, one that features a mid-credits sequence that adds another wrinkle to its intriguing mythology.
  13. A Nice Indian Boy
    What makes “A Nice Indian Boy” shine are the performances and the sharp writing by Eric Randall.
  14. Drop
    The absurd plot twists in “Drop,” might be tolerable if the film weren’t so distastefully tethered to domestic violence.
  15. The Amateur
    The climax of The Amateur is one of the least satisfying meetings of hero and villain I’ve seen in a while.
  16. The Ballad of Wallis Island
    This is a movie about a relationship that deserves to be nurtured and cherished. The most wonderful feature of “The Ballad of Wallis Island” is that it’s not the relationship you’re expecting.
  17. Bob Trevino Likes It
    Through Ferreira’s skillful navigation of her character’s growth, and Leguizamo’s preternatural ability to show kindness in earnest, the film worked its way around my defenses and hit me square in the tear ducts more than once.
  18. A Working Man
    As much fun as A Working Man can be, I kept thinking there’s a better movie peeking out through the cracks of this rather OK one.
  19. The Penguin Lessons
    The Penguin Lessons severely falters when it deals with the dangers of military occupation. It’s hard to watch a serious subplot involving people being “disappeared” by the government juxtaposed with scenes of cutesy penguin mayhem and classroom hijinks.
  20. Snow White
    This movie is bad in all sorts of ways, none of which has to do with the fact that Disney cast a Latina actor as Snow White. In fact, that actor, Rachel Zegler, is the film’s saving grace.
  21. The Alto Knights
    When we’re not being fed warmed-over narration and editing tricks that remind us of the Scorsese-directed examples, we’re trapped with a visibly disinterested De Niro. He barely gives one performance, let alone two.
  22. On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
    This is one of the year’s best films, a heartbreaking stunner that’s not easily shaken.
  23. Eephus
    Lund has crafted a good-natured hangout movie that tells the story of one final game at Soldiers Field, a New Hampshire-set diamond slated for demolition the following day.
  24. The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie
    This Looney Tunes mega-fan went in fearing the worst, and came out happy that I took that left turn at Albuquerque.
  25. Novocaine
    Novocaine is a numbing experience that’s best seen on cable at 3 a.m., preferably after you’ve numbed yourself with the vice of your choice.
  26. Black Bag
    Soderbergh stages these games of one-upmanship as tight, dialogue-heavy scenes of discomfort and suspense.
  27. Mickey 17
    While the visuals are often stunning, and the first hour has a loose, raunchy charm, “Mickey 17″ wears out its welcome long before its overlong, nearly t2½-hour runtime ends.
  28. Last Breath
    I doubt anyone will be too bothered by the lack of character depth. The audience for “Last Breath” is there for the dangerous dive developments.
  29. The Monkey
    Putting the film’s thesis statement in the mouth of its maternal figure feels intentional; so does the laissez-faire tone. As a result, we laugh so that we may not cry.
  30. Captain America: Brave New World
    While Lumbly brings a refreshing amount of Black anger and cynicism to his performance, Mackie is stuck in a kumbaya mode designed to not offend white viewers. It may be a brave new world, but it’s the same old story.
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